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A racing car has a uniform acceleration of $4 \,m s^{-2}$. What distance(in $m$) will it cover in $10\, s$ after start ?
A
$100$
B
$50$
C
$200$
D
$400$
Solution
Initial Velocity of the car, $u =0 \,ms ^{-1}$
Acceleration, $a =4 \,m s ^{-2}$
Time, $t =10 \,s$
We know Distance, $s=u t+(1 / 2)$ at$^{2}$
Therefore, Distance covered by car in $10\, sec$ $=0 \times 10+(1 / 2) \times 4 \times 102$
$=0+(1 / 2) \times 4 \times 10 \times 10 \,m$
$=(1 / 2) \times 400 \,m$
$=200 \,m$
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